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on election day, the voters embraced the incumbent. obama knew what was ing to happen.wa >> in the end, voters decided to stick with bobby rush by a huge, huge, huge margin. so it was a very bruising loss for him. >> narrator: obama lost by 30 points. >> it was the first time in his life whe pe ple didn't just really accept him immediately, where things didn't really go perfectly for him. >> narrator: the loss seemed like iplmight be the end of obama's political career. >> people who saw him afterward say he was as low as they've ever seen him.ke one person who was close to him said he got the sense that senator obama really wondered if he would be able to continue in politics. >> narrator: and it raised real problems with his wife michelle. >> the bobby rush race was the nadir of the obama marriage. her feeling was, "why are you doing this?" this is the moment when they want two totally different things. you know, barack obama wants political success, and his wife wants a normal life. i asked the president and first lady how long it h
on election day, the voters embraced the incumbent. obama knew what was ing to happen.wa >> in the end, voters decided to stick with bobby rush by a huge, huge, huge margin. so it was a very bruising loss for him. >> narrator: obama lost by 30 points. >> it was the first time in his life whe pe ple didn't just really accept him immediately, where things didn't really go perfectly for him. >> narrator: the loss seemed like iplmight be the end of obama's political career....
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maybe we'll talk about the election! maybe we'll fwaukt selection, which you may have heard is happening, 12 days from now in the great state of ohio. (laughter) i'm not sure if any other states are voting this year, but candidates are beginning to make their closing arguments. and if i could frame them through lyrics and music of the great britney spears, barack obama is saying to the electorate, hit me baby, one more time. (laughter) whereas mitt romney is perhaps suggesting, i'm a genie in a bottle. (laughter) really, they're not sung by the same person, are you sure? no, they are sung by the wonders that judge on the talent show. there's two music talent shows? i have got to get myself a zune. (laughter) what are we talking about? oh, yeah, mitt romney's closing arguments. >> the government of the united states is not a good venture capitalists, he likes to pick winners and losers, about $90 billion in green energy companies like solyndra and tess la a friend of mine says he doesn't mind picking winners and losers, h
maybe we'll talk about the election! maybe we'll fwaukt selection, which you may have heard is happening, 12 days from now in the great state of ohio. (laughter) i'm not sure if any other states are voting this year, but candidates are beginning to make their closing arguments. and if i could frame them through lyrics and music of the great britney spears, barack obama is saying to the electorate, hit me baby, one more time. (laughter) whereas mitt romney is perhaps suggesting, i'm a genie in a...
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never going to elect a right winger as governor of massachusetts. >> november 5th, 2002. romney defeats his democratic opponent shannon o'brien by five percentage points. he wins his first political office, the same one his father won 40 years earlier -- the governorship. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> i, mitt romney -- >>> he soon becomes known in boston media as governor no, relying mostly on the veto, using it more than 800 times in four years with almost all of them overridden by the huge democratic majority in the state legislature. meanwhile some state legislators sense that his heart and head may be elsewhere. >> there is not the slightest evidence that he ever intended to run for a second term. it seemed from very early on in his tenure that the governor's office was just a way station on the way to a presidential campaign. >> early in his term, romney begins a rightward move on social issues opposing abortion rights and gay marriage. on november 18th, 2003, the massachusetts supreme court legalizes same-sex marriage, the first state to do so.
never going to elect a right winger as governor of massachusetts. >> november 5th, 2002. romney defeats his democratic opponent shannon o'brien by five percentage points. he wins his first political office, the same one his father won 40 years earlier -- the governorship. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> i, mitt romney -- >>> he soon becomes known in boston media as governor no, relying mostly on the veto, using it more than 800 times in four years...
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. >> five days to go until election day. the battle for bridging and has reached a new level. >> welcome to our battleground virginia special. the next five days will be available to the candidate. president obama started in nevada. he picked up a big endorsement from new york mayor michael bloomberg. he will be back with bill clinton and musician dave matthews on saturday. >> mitt romney spent his day i wrote -- in roanoke. ending in virginia beach. showing just how important to virginia's to winning the war. >> their schedules are intense. >> you can see why. a policy poll shows president obama leading. with the margin of error and undecided voters, it is a statistical tie. >> we what is at stake in virginia. the team fighting to win the stage again. >> the president ended his campaign in virginia and kicks off this campaign. it is where he takes his wife for ballantine's -- valentine's. you have the city behind me. >> are you fired up? are you ready to go? >> the chant is the same. >> four more years! >> how do you accomp
. >> five days to go until election day. the battle for bridging and has reached a new level. >> welcome to our battleground virginia special. the next five days will be available to the candidate. president obama started in nevada. he picked up a big endorsement from new york mayor michael bloomberg. he will be back with bill clinton and musician dave matthews on saturday. >> mitt romney spent his day i wrote -- in roanoke. ending in virginia beach. showing just how important...
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he's not defined by elections. he's been defined as a man of character throughout his life. >> and then there was mitt's mother lenore. >> my mom had a softer side. she used to read to me when i was a boy and gave me a love of culture and literature. >> once a screen actress, lenore met george in 1924. their courtship became an often told part of the family story. >> he left what he was doing and traveled west to hollywood to convince her to marry him as opposed to going into the movie business. he knew what he wanted and was not going to stop until he got it. >> mitt's courtship of ann was, in its own way, no less intense. they were just teenagers at neighboring elite private schools in detroit. it was mitt's senior year when he spotted the 16-year-old ann davies at a dance. >> i did fall madly in love with him very quickly. actually. but i was very aloof, very cool. >> she was very smart. she set the hook deep. and i'd call and say, let's get together. she was too busy. she went on a date with someone else while
he's not defined by elections. he's been defined as a man of character throughout his life. >> and then there was mitt's mother lenore. >> my mom had a softer side. she used to read to me when i was a boy and gave me a love of culture and literature. >> once a screen actress, lenore met george in 1924. their courtship became an often told part of the family story. >> he left what he was doing and traveled west to hollywood to convince her to marry him as opposed to going...
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the election was tuesday night. wednesday morning he was back at his desk. >> we kind of expected it. it was -- it's interesting. ann was more upset by it than i. but losing put me back into business, and i was more successful than i had been before. >> but not long after, something that would make political defeat seem trivial. >> i think my diagnosis was probably the roughest thing we had to go through as a couple. imimagaginine e ifif y yod alalwawaysys s seeee l e [m[mususicic]] inin t thehe b besest t lil. eveverery y titimeme o of f. ououtdtdoooorsrs, , oro. trtranansisititiononss® ls auautotomamatiticacalllly y fift ththe e ririghght t amamouountn. soso y youou s seeee e eveg ththe e waway y itit is memeanant t toto b be e ses. mamaybybe e evevenen a lilittttlele b betette. exexpeperirienencece l lifife e, asask k fofor r trtrananss adadapaptitiveve l lene. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times
the election was tuesday night. wednesday morning he was back at his desk. >> we kind of expected it. it was -- it's interesting. ann was more upset by it than i. but losing put me back into business, and i was more successful than i had been before. >> but not long after, something that would make political defeat seem trivial. >> i think my diagnosis was probably the roughest thing we had to go through as a couple. imimagaginine e ifif y yod alalwawaysys s seeee l e...
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will the damage caused by sandy impact the presidential election? some analysts say yes, especially with widespread power outages across the northeast. mike flankery spoke about what could be done. >> reporter: modern democracy uses machines that require electricity to record individual votes. and then high-speed computer internet connections to transmit total counts to central election officials. there may not be electricity in parts of new york city for next tuesday's election. rural areas could face longer delays on power. election officials across the northeast are scrambling, discussing where it's possible to consolidate polling places, use portable generators or have some vote by hand the old- fashioned way. what only a few are discussing publicly is a delay in the presidential election, something that has never happened before. this is why. >> it would probably take an act of congress to change that and allow states to have the flexibility to do so. the question is would they go individual states the flexibility to change their data and delay
will the damage caused by sandy impact the presidential election? some analysts say yes, especially with widespread power outages across the northeast. mike flankery spoke about what could be done. >> reporter: modern democracy uses machines that require electricity to record individual votes. and then high-speed computer internet connections to transmit total counts to central election officials. there may not be electricity in parts of new york city for next tuesday's election. rural...
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elections don't change that. >> is that how you feel during the election, win or lose? >> absolutely. this is up to the american people. who i am has long been
elections don't change that. >> is that how you feel during the election, win or lose? >> absolutely. this is up to the american people. who i am has long been
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he's not defined by elections. he's been defined as a man of character throughout his life. >> and then there was mitt's mother lenore. >> my mom had a softer side. she used to read to me when i was a boy and gave me a love of culture and literature. >> once a screen actress, lenore met george in 1924. their courtship became an often told part of the family story. >> he left what he was doing and traveled west to hollywood to convince her to marry him as opposed to going into the movie business. he knew what he wanted and was not going to stop until he got it. >> mitt's courtship of ann was, in its own way, no less intense. they were just teenagers at neighboring elite private schools in detroit. it was mitt's senior year when he spotted the 16-year-old ann davies at a dance. >> i did fall madly in love with him very quickly. actually. but i was very aloof, very cool. >> she was very smart. she set the hook deep. and i'd call and say, let's get together. she was too busy. she went on a date with someone else while
he's not defined by elections. he's been defined as a man of character throughout his life. >> and then there was mitt's mother lenore. >> my mom had a softer side. she used to read to me when i was a boy and gave me a love of culture and literature. >> once a screen actress, lenore met george in 1924. their courtship became an often told part of the family story. >> he left what he was doing and traveled west to hollywood to convince her to marry him as opposed to going...
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the election was tuesday night. wednesday morning he was back at his desk. >> we kind of expected it. it was -- it's interesting. ann was more upset by it than i. but losing put me back into business, and i was more successful than i had been before. >> but not long after, something that would make political defeat seem trivial. >> i think my diagnosis was probably the roughest thing we had to go through as a couple. >>> it was just before thanksgiving 1998. >> she began to see numbness on her right side. it was spreading larger and larger. she was having more difficulty getting upstair. we went to a neurologist. >> romney's life was about to take an unexpected and unhappy turn. >> we went into his office. he performed an examination. it was very clear she was flunking the examination. she couldn't stand on her right foot without falling over and so forth. he stepped out, and she began to cry, and i welled up tears as well. we hugged each other. and she said, something's terribly wrong. >> at age 49, ann romney was
the election was tuesday night. wednesday morning he was back at his desk. >> we kind of expected it. it was -- it's interesting. ann was more upset by it than i. but losing put me back into business, and i was more successful than i had been before. >> but not long after, something that would make political defeat seem trivial. >> i think my diagnosis was probably the roughest thing we had to go through as a couple. >>> it was just before thanksgiving 1998. >>...
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i know it is election day. so stay tuned to that. we'll fine tune that forecast and get a little closer. let's do some traffic and a great big morning for julie. what did you dress up as last night? >> i didn't. i laid low. i dressed up over the weekend but last night i laid low, just handed out some candy. kept it simple. >> what were you last weekend? >> oh, my gosh, can we just move on. >> i want to see some pictures. >> check out these pictures. this is the beltway. no problems coming from college park headed around towards 270. westbound along the icc, that is where we have the accident activity tying up at loft two lanes. southbound 270, no trouble spots reported leaving father hurley boulevard continuing out towards the split. eastbound along 66, lanes are open. no trouble spots reported leaving manassas for the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. imetraffic. >> thank you. >>> tragedy in montgomery county after a student is struck and killed. police say 15-year-old christina morris was walking to seneca valle
i know it is election day. so stay tuned to that. we'll fine tune that forecast and get a little closer. let's do some traffic and a great big morning for julie. what did you dress up as last night? >> i didn't. i laid low. i dressed up over the weekend but last night i laid low, just handed out some candy. kept it simple. >> what were you last weekend? >> oh, my gosh, can we just move on. >> i want to see some pictures. >> check out these pictures. this is the...
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we have a big election on tuesday. right now partly sunny. could be a coastal storm developing early next week. okay. that's a look at weather. back to you at the desk. >> thank you, sir. still ahead, the holiday eating season begins. we're going to check in with the medical team for ways to prevent the annual tradition of packing on the pounds. we all do it. >> so good this time of year. >> also. tim tebow stepping out with his new love interest. coming up next, reportedly dating. >> this presentation on fox 5 brought to you by we had a g good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> welcome back. 8:36. tim tebow
we have a big election on tuesday. right now partly sunny. could be a coastal storm developing early next week. okay. that's a look at weather. back to you at the desk. >> thank you, sir. still ahead, the holiday eating season begins. we're going to check in with the medical team for ways to prevent the annual tradition of packing on the pounds. we all do it. >> so good this time of year. >> also. tim tebow stepping out with his new love interest. coming up next, reportedly...
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i think that is really a dead heat going into election day. and the, you know, the movement has been towards romney in virginia as everywhere else, following the president's poor performance in that first debate. i do -- my gut feeling is the president still has a little bit of a lead there, but anything could happen on election day. the polls could be wrong, obviously, to the extent that he's ahead, it's just barely outside the -- the president is ahead, just barely outside the margin of error and that's really one to watch on election day. >> this is notable because the president von virginia last time around. it will be interesting to see how goes virginia and how goes the nation. >> if the president wins virginia, he will win the reelection. it's hard to see how romney gets enough votes in the electoral college if he loses virginia. >> we'll see you again soon. allison, back to you. >> 8:21. it's 43 degrees. on another quick political note, our maryland senate debate originally scheduled for nine this morning has been canceled because of s
i think that is really a dead heat going into election day. and the, you know, the movement has been towards romney in virginia as everywhere else, following the president's poor performance in that first debate. i do -- my gut feeling is the president still has a little bit of a lead there, but anything could happen on election day. the polls could be wrong, obviously, to the extent that he's ahead, it's just barely outside the -- the president is ahead, just barely outside the margin of error...
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our entire election team. and tuesday night, diane sawyer and i will be here all night long at election headquarters. we'll have a full report as the votes are counted. >>> the animals, so many caught up in hurricane sandy. owners separated from their pets in all of the chaos and destruction. and now, finding lost pets can be a huge challenge. abc's paula faris has been following how social media is leading to those reunions. >> reporter: in the chaos and confusion of sandy, as families fled and entire towns evacuated, some were left behind. beloved pets, lost in moments of panic. your dogs mean what to you? >> don't get me on that. they're my life. they're like my family. >> reporter: this morning, new jersey resident jeanie johnson's dogs are home, after a harrowing night. >> i let my dogs out for a last run. when i called for the dogs to come back, i realized the fence was down. >> reporter: johnson sat in her car monday, charged her phone and posted their picture on a local blog. then, she waited. one of t
our entire election team. and tuesday night, diane sawyer and i will be here all night long at election headquarters. we'll have a full report as the votes are counted. >>> the animals, so many caught up in hurricane sandy. owners separated from their pets in all of the chaos and destruction. and now, finding lost pets can be a huge challenge. abc's paula faris has been following how social media is leading to those reunions. >> reporter: in the chaos and confusion of sandy, as...